From the Europe Director

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Dr. Giovanna Massei, BIWFC Europe Director

BIWFC Europe Director Presents at Several Conferences During Summer of 2022

September 1, 2022

The summer of 2022 has been quite busy and I am delighted to share the highlights of several events that I attended in the past few months. Among my presentations were: “Fertility Control To Mitigate Human-Wildlife Conflicts And Promote Coexistence” at the UFAW Conference Advancing Animal Welfare Science in Edinburgh, UK and “Fertility control for…

BIWFC Europe – The First Year

July 1, 2022

It is difficult to believe that BIWFC Europe is one year old, but here we are, after twelve months of growth, in every sense. Growing interests for wildlife fertility control, highlighted by the many conferences that have welcomed our presentations; growing public interest in this topic, based on emails, texts and tweets received; and a…

Wildlife Professionals from Around the World Gather to Discuss The Role of Fertility Control in Mitigating Human-Wildlife Conflicts

May 22, 2022

Colorado Governor, Bestselling Author to Speak at the 9th International Conference on Wildlife Fertility Control, May 23-25 in Colorado Springs, CO. Media, PA – What do wild horses, elephants, deer, kangaroos, hippos and even prairie dogs have in common? As human populations expand, conflicts between these and other species and humans are growing exponentially worldwide.…

BIWFC Europe: The First 100 Days

December 1, 2021

In December 2021 the BIWFC Europe will be 100 days old, so…good time for an update! I recently submitted a blog entitled “Too many? Finding solutions for human-wildlife conflicts” and a colleague asked me to be more specific: was I referring to too many animals? Or people? Or human-wildlife conflicts? I did not change the…

The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control Opens European Office in the UK

September 8, 2021

BIWFC Europe will increase the Institute’s international presence Media, PA –The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC) is pleased to announce the establishment of a BIWFC European office at the University of York, United Kingdom, beginning September 1, 2021. This new European center will assist BIWFC in its mission to advance the use of…

Free Webinar Addresses Fertility Control and African Elephants

April 4, 2021

“Providing Ecological and Social Context for Elephant Immunocontraception: a Case Study in Kwazulu-Natal, SA,” is scheduled for April 15. Media, PA – The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC) will host a free webinar addressing the use of immunocontraceptives on African elephants on Thursday, April 15 at 11 AM (EDT). “Providing ecological and social…

New Film Addresses the Importance of Wildlife Fertility Control

January 1, 2021

“An Overview of Wildlife Fertility Control” is now available for viewing Over the last 20 years, there has been an increase in human-wildlife conflicts due to expanding human populations encroaching on wildlife habitats. Traditional methods to resolve such conflicts have focused primarily on lethal management. Today, using lethal methods to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts may be…